Forest Hill Historic District Eviction Risk: Moderate
2 census tracts · pop 3,539 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.7/10
· range 4.1–7.4
Forest Hill Historic District is a 2-tract neighborhood of Cleveland Heights, OH, population 3,539. Scored across those inputs it reaches 5.7/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. The severe-burden share is 57%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
63% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well clear of the Cleveland Heights rate of 30.2%. Average gross rent is $145, 88% below the Cleveland Heights average of $1,216.
Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 4.1 to 7.4, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.1/10.
The poverty rate is 25%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.1/10.
On the high side is housing-court posture at 7.6/10. Filings are well documented here: 561 across 2 observed tracts.
Filing activity peaked in 2007 at 10.4% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 2.1% in 2016, is well off that peak. That places it #6 of 18 neighborhoods in Cleveland Heights.
The closest comparables inside the same city are The Highlands and Crestwood. Social vulnerability runs high at 8.4/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 3.3 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.7
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Forest Hill Historic District vs Cleveland HeightsHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority82%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport84%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Forest Hill Historic District
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
561Total filings (sum)
3.62%Avg annual filing rate
10.4%Peak year (2007)
2.04%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Forest Hill Historic District
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
15.5%Housing insecurity
13.0%Utility shutoff threat
23.3%Food insecurity
22.8%SNAP enrollment
8.6%No health insurance
40.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Forest Hill Historic District
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Forest Hill Historic District?
Forest Hill Historic District scores 5.7/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Forest Hill Historic District compare to Cleveland Heights overall?
Forest Hill Historic District scores 1.1 points higher than Cleveland Heights overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 63% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $145 vs $1,216.
Q3
What is the average rent in Forest Hill Historic District?
Average gross rent in Forest Hill Historic District is $145/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Forest Hill Historic District residents are renters?
49% of Forest Hill Historic District households are renter-occupied (vs 42% in Cleveland Heights). The neighborhood has 3,539 residents.
Q5
Is Forest Hill Historic District a high social-vulnerability area?
Forest Hill Historic District sits in the 82nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Forest Hill Historic District have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Forest Hill Historic District is census tract 39035151300 (score 7.4/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.1 to 7.4, a spread of 3.3 points.
Q7
How safe is Forest Hill Historic District for landlords?
Forest Hill Historic District carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.7/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Cleveland Heights as a whole (4.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Forest Hill Historic District?
Forest Hill Historic District has 3,522 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (68.5%), White (non-Hispanic) (24.1%), Hispanic / Latino (3.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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